🎉🎶 A MASSIVE shoutout to our incredible NZOS alumnus Ridge Ponini! 🎶🎉 We are beyond proud to see Ridge named as a Finalist in the prestigious 2025 Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship — one of Australasia’s most celebrated platforms for emerging operatic talent! 🌟 From Whanganui to the Sydney Conservatorium stage, Ridge continues to show what happens when talent, heart, and hard work collide. This is a huge moment — and we’ll be cheering him on all the way! 💙 📅 Saturday 28 June 2025 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 West Recital Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music 🎟️ Book your tickets now: sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/whats-on/opera-scholarship-final #RidgePonini #NZOperaSchool #OperaWhānau #SydneyEisteddfod #FromNZToTheWorld #OperaExcellence #NextGenVoices #NZOS

The 'NZ Opera School' rose is ready! 🌱 Perfect timing for rose planting season and we all agree with Samantha Matthews that there's 'something special about it - it's an exceptional rose'. And just like our performances, the NZ Opera School rose will keep putting on a show for many years to come! This NEW white hybrid rose has a beautiful fragrance, it is a wonderful picking rose and holds well in a vase. It keeps its colour with glistening pure white blooms, elegantly displayed in clusters of multi-petal cupped form. The robust growing plant with glossy foliage will repeat flower to a height of approx. 1.2m. Bred by Bob Matthews of Matthews Nurseries and personally selected by Donald Trott, the rose will give you a lifetime of blooms! This Fundraiser will help to support young singers in Aotearoa through the NZ Opera School which will celebrate 32 years in January! Purchase for $65 via our website and select courier delivery or collection at the River Market on Saturday 5th July: https://operaschool.org.nz/support/buy-the-nz-opera-school-rose/

The curtain is about to rise on NZ Opera’s Wellington season of La bohème — and we’re cheering on our friends as this breathtaking production moves to Te Whanganui-a-Tara! This is opera that speaks to the heart — raw, romantic, and unforgettable. With final touches being made this week, it’s the perfect time to grab your tickets (including $25 seats for students and under-25s!). 📍 Wellington – St James Theatre 📅 18, 20 & 22 June 📍 Christchurch – Isaac Theatre Royal 📅 2, 4 & 6 July 🎫 Book now: nzopera.com/la-boheme #NZOpera #LaBoheme #LiveOpera #OperaInAotearoa #WellingtonEvents #ChristchurchEvents #SupportTheArts #OperaWhānau #nzoperaschool 📷 @andicrownphtography

🌍🎶 Grüezi Bern – and go Felicity! 🇨🇭✨ We’re sending all our aroha to NZOS alumna Felicity Tomkins, who is currently representing New Zealand in the 43rd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in stunning Bern, Switzerland! 💕🌟 Out of over 700 applicants, Felicity is one of just 136 singers worldwide to qualify for the final rounds — a huge achievement in one of the most prestigious opera competitions in the world. Go get it, Felicity — your NZOS whānau is cheering you on from all corners of the world! 💙🎤 #FelicityTomkins #NZOperaSchool #BelvedereCompetition #OperaWhānau #KiwiTalent #FromNZToTheWorld #SingersOfTomorrow #OperaExcellence

🎭 Calling the next generation of opera stars! 🎭 Think you’ve got what it takes to sing on the big stage? NZ Opera School 2026 is now accepting applications — and this could be your year. 🚨 Limited spots. Life-changing experience. 🗣️ World-class tutors, daily coaching, performance opportunities. 💥 Past students are now lighting up stages in NZ, London, Paris, and beyond. Don’t wait. Don’t wonder. Apply now and start your journey: 👉 operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form #NZOperaSchool #NZOS2026 #OperaTraining

🎶✨ Singers — this is your moment! ✨🎶 Applications for NZ Opera School 2026 are now OPEN! Two weeks. World-class coaching. Real performance opportunities. If you’re serious about opera, you can’t afford to miss this. 📝 Apply now: operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form/ #NZOS2026 #NZOperaSchool #ApplyNow #OperaLove #OperaTraining #FutureStars

🎶✨ Singers — this is your moment! ✨🎶 Applications for NZ Opera School 2026 are now OPEN! Two weeks. World-class coaching. Real performance opportunities. If you’re serious about opera, you can’t afford to miss this. 📝 Apply now: operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form/ #NZOS2026 #NZOperaSchool #ApplyNow #NextGenOpera #OperaTraining #FutureStars

Quote from Patron Simon O Neill - “Absolutely delighted and proud of our Breony Bearman reaching the finals of the Elizabeth Connell Prize in London, UK. She follows thr massive success of our Eliza Boom who won the competition last year.” Congratulations Breony 🙌 #nzoperaschool #alumni

🌟 New Zealand Opera School 2026 is calling. 📍 Two weeks of intensive, residential opera training in Whanganui 🎤 Daily one-on-one coaching, masterclasses, stagecraft & performance opportunities 💼 Build the skills, network, and artistry needed for a life in opera If you’re a rising operatic singer in Aotearoa — you simply can’t miss this. Many of today’s brightest stars began right here. 📝 Apply now or spread the word with a share: www.operaschool.org.nz/applications/application-form/ Let the journey begin. #NZOperaSchool #NZOS2026 #OperaTraining #ApplyNow #FutureOfOpera #NZOpera #OperaWhānau

🌟✨ From NZOS to Parisian stardom – Amina Edris shines again! ✨🌟 Our phenomenal alumna Amina Edris takes centre stage this June at the Opéra national de Paris, performing the title role in Massenet’s Manon — a role for the bold, the brilliant, and the vocally fearless. Amina’s star continues to rise on the world’s greatest stages, and this is another dazzling milestone in her extraordinary journey. 🌍🎶 If you’re in Paris — don’t miss this! It’s not every day you see a superstar soprano from Aotearoa captivate the Opéra Bastille. We’re watching with pride. Brava, Amina! 🇫🇷💙 #AminaEdris #NZOperaSchool #OperaWhānau #Manon #OperaDeParis #SopranoSuperstar #FromNZToTheWorld #Brava #operaexcellence 📸©️: Opéra national de Paris - Sébastien Mathé

🎉🎶 Huge congratulations to our NZOS alumni at the 2025 Becroft Aria Competition! 🎶🎉 We’re proud to celebrate the success of our incredible whānau — every finalist working, growing, and sharing their artistry on stage. This is what development looks like, and we are right behind every step of the journey. 💙 🥇 1st Place: Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono – $7,000 sponsored by the Becroft Foundation 🥈 2nd Place: Sarah Mileham – $3,000 sponsored by the Auckland Opera Studio 🥉 3rd Place: Samuel McKeever – $1,000 sponsored by the Auckland Opera Studio A round of applause as well to all of our NZOS alumni who took part — we see your progress and passion, and we are so proud. 👏 🌟 Holly Evans 🌟 Faamanu Fonoti-Fuimaono 🌟 Jasmine Jessen 🌟 Olivia Forbes 🌟 Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono Special thanks to the brilliant accompanists who made the performances shine: Rosemary Barnes MNZM, Claire Caldwell, and Jonathan Dunlop. 🎹 #NZOperaSchool #BecroftAria2025 #OperaWhānau #SupportTheArts #AlumniSpotlight #NZOS #OperaLove

🎶✨ A Special Moment for Alanah Jones ✨🎶 This month, NZOS alumna Alanah Jones gave her first performance for our principal supporter, the Freemasons Foundation — and it was nothing short of spectacular. It’s always a joy to see our alumni shine, especially when performing for those who make their development possible. Opportunities like these are at the heart of what we do — connecting young artists with the communities that believe in them. Bravo, Alanah! Here’s to many more milestones ahead. 💙🎤 #NZOperaSchool #NZOS #OperaWhānau #FreemasonsFoundation #NZOpera #SupportTheArts #OperaAotearoa